Rutgers Newark bars Archives - Mr. Local History Project https://mrlocalhistory.org/tag/rutgers-newark-bars/ History and Gossip from New Jersey Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:34:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://mrlocalhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/cropped-Mr-local-History-250-Logo-theme-32x32.jpg Rutgers Newark bars Archives - Mr. Local History Project https://mrlocalhistory.org/tag/rutgers-newark-bars/ 32 32 168989768 Retrospective: Newark’s McGovern’s Tavern- An Irish History Tale https://mrlocalhistory.org/newarks-mcgoverns-historic-tavern/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/newarks-mcgoverns-historic-tavern/#comments Mon, 23 Jun 2025 23:00:29 +0000 https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=27352 Views: 31,079 Frank McGovern opened his tavern in 1936 selecting 58 New Street right in the central ward of downtown Newark. Whether by coincidence or not, McGovern’s also opened around the same time Newark’s St. Patrick’s Day parade was reborn (Sunday, March 15, 1936) after a long hiatus. Call it the luck of the Irish… Read More »Retrospective: Newark’s McGovern’s Tavern- An Irish History Tale

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